Before now, all security personnel posted to the Villa were being paid what is known as Risk and Hazard Allowance. However, since his assumption of office, President Buhari was said to have refused to pay the money to them.
During the last regime, our correspondents gathered that senior security officers covering the Villa were said to have been collecting between N75,000 and N50,000 while their junior ones received between N30,000 and N25,000 on a monthly basis.
One of the officers manning the Villa told one of our correspondents that the ADC to the President, Lt. Col. Muhammed Abubakar, summoned sectional heads of all the security agencies manning different positions within the Villa to inform them about the stoppage of the allowance.
It was gathered that the ADC decided to call the sectional heads following rumours making the rounds among the operatives that the money meant for the affected officers was being embezzled.
One of the affected officers, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “About two weeks ago, an assistant superintendent of one of the agencies called us and told us that the ADC met all the heads of the security agencies in the Villa where the news was broken to them.
“Our own head also met us and warned us to desist from carrying rumours about the money. He said that the ADC told them that no money was being released to the guards, as being speculated.”
It was further gathered that the leaders of the affected security organs were told that the officers manning the Villa should be contented with their monthly salaries.
Besides, it was also gathered that the Chief Security Officer, Bashir Abubarkar, had written two letters to the National Security Adviser, Gen. Babagana Monguno(retd.) on the issue of the RCA, but was said to have been told that such allowance was illegal and that the President had asked that it be stopped.
Efforts made to get the reaction of the Presidency failed as calls made to the telephone number of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, Mallam Garba Shehu, were not answered.
Hmmmmm,,that's not a good sign....baba try n make them happy oh..make them no revolt for ur head ooh
ReplyDeleteInteresting, presido mean business
ReplyDeleteI dnt support that o de money is not much
ReplyDeleteSame thought here. The cash is not huge. He should encourage them for more efficient service.
DeleteThe money is SPECIAL ALLOWANCE not the SALARY
DeleteMake him pay them now if na part of their emolument. How can they claim that hazard allowance is illegal. If u don't pay security men hazard allowance then who else should collect such allowances? Sometimes govt sef dey tire me. Have you heard the New Nigerian National Anthem? Anticipate #PromiseLand
ReplyDeleteHahaa! You and this your new national anthem sef, oya sing am nau, make we hear!
DeleteSince someone is Embezzling the money make dem stop am
ReplyDeleteHe is risking his own life b that.
ReplyDeleteI believe in baba, whatever he does is right for me
ReplyDeleteNo no no! This one is not right. Its just like reducing minimum wage. Will you say that is right too, Mr. Isa?
ReplyDeleteAll dis is been regid wl soon cost him his head... u dnt joke wit anytin security...cus u nid deir loyalty..... dis is bad..
ReplyDeleteI hope he understand the power of money when it comes to security ?that mean if someone who can pay well may buy information which is power at the villa since their allowance have been stop . There must all always be a special package somebody carry out such a high National assignment aparyt from their salaries . I think GMB should review his actions. Else he will fail like Julius Ceasar .The close guard will take him out if his tempted with money. Security gives no no room to conspiracy .He knows as a General security is expensive,and can not be taken for granted else he pays the price other way round.
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